List of The L Word cast members
This list of The L Word cast members includes actors who performed recurring roles in the American television drama The L Word, as well as actors who made a guest appearance.
Cast members
- Jennifer Beals - Bette Porter
- Laurel Holloman - Tina Kennard
- Mia Kirshner - Jenny Schecter
- Pam Grier - Kit Porter
- Katherine Moennig - Shane McCutcheon
- Leisha Hailey - Alice Pieszecki
- Erin Daniels (Seasons 1—3) - Dana Fairbanks
- Eric Mabius (Season 1) - Tim Hapsel
- Karina Lombard (Season 1) - Marina Ferrer
- Rachel Shelley (Season 2—6) - Helena Peabody
- Eric Lively (Season 2) - Mark Wayland
- Sarah Shahi (Seasons 2—3) - Carmen de la Pica Morales
- Daniela Sea (Season 3—6) - Moira/Max Sweeney
- Dallas Roberts (Season 3—4) - Angus Partridge
- Cybill Shepherd (Season 4—6) - Phyllis Kroll
- Marlee Matlin (Season 4—6) - Jodi Lerner
- Janina Gavankar (Season 4) - Eva "Papi" Torres
- Rose Rollins (Season 4—6) - Tasha Williams
- Malaya Rivera Drew (Season 5—6) - Adele Channing
- Kate French (Season 5-6) - Niki Stevens
- Elizabeth Keener (Season 5—6) - Dawn Denbo
- Clementine Ford (Season 5—6) - Molly Kroll
- Jon Wolfe Nelson (Season 4-6) - Tom Mater
Guest appearances
The following is an alphabetical list of actors who made a guest appearance on The L Word.
- Jessica Capshaw as Nadia Karella (season 4).
- Anne Archer as Lenore (in season one), Alice's vain actress mother.
- Rosanna Arquette as Cherie Jaffe (season one and three), a "Hollywood wife" with whom Shane had a romantic fling.
- The rock band The B-52's (season two) as themselves.
- Sandra Bernhard as Charlotte Birch (season two), the college professor of Jenny's creative writing class.
- The rock band Betty as themselves (seasons two and three). They also wrote/performed the theme song used since season two[1] and a number of tracks for the musical score.
- Élodie Bouchez as Claude (season three), a French writer that becomes romantically involved with Jenny.
- Kate Clinton as Dr. Farber, a lesbian sex therapist to Bette and Tina.
- Alan Cumming as Billy Blaikie (season three), drug addicted manager of The Planet and brief lover of Max.
- Lolita Davidovich as Francesca Wolff (season one), Marina's lover.
- Ossie Davis (his final acting role; seasons one and two) as Bette and Kit's conservative father, Melvin Porter.
- Dana Delany as Barbara Grisham (season three), a Senator (and closeted lesbian) from Massachusetts who hits on Bette.
- Holly Dignard as Chandra
- Snoop Dogg as rapper Slim Daddy (season one) for whom Kit appears in a music video.
- Charles S. Dutton as the motivational speaker Benjamin Bradshaw (season two) who becomes romantically involved with Kit.
- Steven Eckholdt as Henry (season three), a divorced father that becomes Tina's first boyfriend after breaking up with Bette.
- Andrew Francis as Howie Fairbanks, brother of Dana who comes out at the Gay Pride Parade.
- Tony Goldwyn as Burr Connor, a closeted Hollywood actor.
- Lisa Gay Hamilton (season one) as a nameless art show attendee that attends Bette's show in New York.
- The rock band Heart as themselves.
- Alexandra Hedison as Dylan (season three), a documentary director that becomes Helena Peabody's love interest, and later her sexual harassment plaintiff.
- Nona Hendryx as herself
- Sandrine Holt as Catherine Rothberg (season four), a sleezy poker playing lesbian who cons Helena Peabody.
- Arianna Huffington as herself (season two)
- Elizabeth Keener as Dawn Denbo, the owner of Shebar and Kit's nemesis when she ultimately buys out Ivan's share of The Planet.
- Sharon Isbin as herself
- Kristanna Loken as Paige Sobel, Jared's single mom and Shane's fling.
- Irene López as Mercedes Morales, Carmen's mother (season three)
- Dr. Susan Love as herself
- Jane Lynch as Joyce Wischnia, a gay-rights attorney who represents Tina and Bette in several cases and fiancee of Phyllis Kroll.
- Kelly Lynch as Ivan Aycock (seasons one and two) a transman who romances Kit and helps with her alcohol recovery.
- Brian Markinson as Aaron Kornbluth (season four, five and six), executive in Shaolin Productions, superior of Tina during the film-making Lez Girls
- Mei Melancon as Jaime Chen, third wheel of Alice and Tasha.
- Camryn Manheim as Veronica Bloom (season two), the egotistical and hot-tempered movie producer who hires Shane as her assistant.
- Heather Matarazzo as Stacy Merkin, a journalist and nemesis of Jenny Schecter.
- Meredith McGeachie as Tonya (seasons one, two, and three), Dana's celebrity-obsessed temporary fiancée and manager.
- Kelly McGillis as Col. Gillian Davis, prosecutor for Tasha's homosexual misconduct case.
- Tammy Lynn Michaels as Lacey, Shane's stalker (season one)
- Ion Overman as Candace Jewell, a carpenter at CAC who has an affair with Bette.
- Dan Payne as a policeman (pilot episode)
- The singer Peaches as herself
- Anne E. Ramsay as Robyn, Jenny's fling who is ultimately dumped.
- Lucia Rijker as Dusty, Helena's cellmate (season five) and as Dana's trainer (season two)
- Melissa Rivers as herself (season two)
- Eric Roberts as Gabriel McCutcheon, Shane's dysfunctional father (seasons three and four)
- Julian Sands as Nick Barashkov (season one), Jenny's former college professor of Russian literature.
- Helen Shaver as Fay Buckley (season one), the leader of an extreme right-wing activist group bent on shutting down Bette's art gallery.
- Russell Simmons as himself (season three)
- The rock band Sleater-Kinney as themselves
- Lauren Lee Smith as Lara Perkins (seasons one, two and three), a chef and lover of Dana and later Alice.
- Cybill Shepherd as Phyllis "Heads Will Roll" Kroll, the university chancellor and late bloomer lesbian; lover of Alice and Joyce.
- Gloria Steinem as herself (season two)
- Holland Taylor as Peggy Peabody (seasons one, two and three), Helena's mother and multi-millionaire tycoon.
- The indie-pop band Tegan and Sara as themselves
- Guinevere Turner as Gabby Deveaux (seasons one and two), Alice's hot and cold recurrent girlfriend.
- The indie-pop band The Organ as themselves.
- Patricia Velásquez as Begoña, an immigrant actress (season five)
- Alicia Leigh Willis as Cindi Tucker, Dawn's lover and Shane's fling.
- The electro band Goldfrapp
See also
References
- ↑ Conaway, Laura (2005-06-19). "She Is 'The L Word'". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2006-09-03.
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